Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation

Narrated by Dan Harris, author of "10% Happier"

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[alyssalynursal]

"[Mindfullness] is learning how to respond wisely to things that happen to you, rather than just reacting blindly"

[asharockz]

When he said "I'm pissed" I died 😂

[breadyegg]

Man, can you imagine if they taught meditation and mindfulness in schools!! That would be a world changer.

[odallard]

This looks like it could be an educational Netflix or Adult Swim series.

[Michael-dufv]

It's important to note that 'meditating' doesn't necessarily mean sitting quietly in one spot for 10 to 15 mins.
You can mediate on your own thoughts as they happen, and reflect on how they controlled your actions when doing repeative tasks like vacuuming a floor, cooking dinner, pumping gas, or just walking.
It's about viewing yourself as a third person and being honest with your faults and creating solutions to things that you don't like about yourself.
I am a 42 year old Autistic man who's been practicing 'Mindfulness for the last 30 years as a self defense mechanism against my own emotional responses to things that didn't make sense. I just called it Being Honest With Myself, And Trying To See Things From Their Perspective.
Which turns out is Empathy Practice to others and yourself, cause you don't do yourself any favors by not understanding why you do things either.

[SchoolofRockNRoll]

I love how dead panned he said "im pissed"

[infinityowl]

i feel like i've gotten my health in order by being mindful. taking moments to pause and really think about how your feeling, you really develope an intuitive sense about whats actually good for you.

[LordDavid]

I can't get over the funny and amazing animations of this video lol

[pivotal-ai]

Mindfulness is being aware of your internal world. This awareness allows for a buffer between stimulus and response. This makes a (mindless) reaction turn into a (mindful) response. This buffer is where stillness is found and therefore your power of choice. This links closely to the idea of 1 second decisions. This space is what allows you to take ownership of those one second decisions. For example, running a long distance and the urge to quit comes up but you instead push on.

[hgfjhfgify]

I love it when he says "shouldn't i get angry sometimes?".
Because of Mindfullnes i could control my anger and choose not to act agressive, but sometimes in life is actually better to act agressive.
But i have so much control over it that acting agressive felt like acting, its feel very weird.

By the way Mindfullnes does feel like a superpower, being able to feel how the chemicals of stress are being release in your brain and your mind becoming clouded is very surreal.

[tibees]

mainly here for the gorgeous animation

[OnePercentBetter]

You called it. Its getting bigger each day.

[mrtambourineman]

Just finished my dissertation on mindfulness, and can confirm it's bloody good stuff! Helps with anxiety, stress, insomnia, and even pain management in cancer patients.

[TheTeacher]

Yes you are right. A power that you can access immediately.

[robinhensley]

In this case, fear is a very gripping and important reaction. Anger at someone for putting us in danger is completely normal. I believe gratitude, acceptance and learning are important when we've had a scary event. Meditating The same day is best before resentments set in and shut out gratitude and learning. Love the video.

[BrokenSymetry]

Can confirm, exactly how I feel about meditation since I started doing it in yoga classes a few months ago. It's a big life skill everyone should be aware of.

[uhadme]

"everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face' - Mike Tyson

[samrobin]

Love the animations. Makes it easy to watch.

[beales]

These animations are great. I have been practising mindfulness for 10 years and never heard/read it described so well..

[RamiroDinero]

beautiful animation, the guy (Dan I think) has a voice of a god and most importantly you don't sugar coat the concept and meaning of meditation but rather connect and speak to the audience in a personal manner. Dan ur the man.